Background

Dobbelstein, Rainer was born on March 13, 1944 in Pahl, Germany. Son of Rolf Heinz and Hildegard (Baur) Dobbelstein.

Education

Graduate universities, Freiburg and Munich, 1969. Diploma in French language and literature, University Aix-en-Provence, France, 1970. Master of Arts in Contemporary European Studies, University Sussex, England, 1973.

Career

Part-time assistant in law Technology University Munich, Germany, 1969. Lecturer German law and politics University Surrey,, England, 0736—1976. With Foreign Office, Germany, since 1977.